Characterization of head and neck pain symptoms of patients presenting to a tertiary care pain clinic

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the presentation and symptomatology of individuals presenting with pain in head and neck regions.

METHODS: A retrospective chart-review was performed on patients with pain in the HFN presenting to a tertiary pain center in Turkey between January 2016 and January 2017. Information regarding the characteristics of pain and medical and treatment history were extracted and reviewed.

RESULTS: Among 197 subjects, 135 (68.5%) were females. The average duration of pain was 60.13 ± 92.32 months. The pain was continuous in presentation and severe in intensity in 43.1% and 51.8% of the subjects, respectively. The pain was associated with at least one somatosensory symptom in 12.1% of subjects. Common diagnoses were trigeminal neuralgia, persistent idiopathic facial pain, and migraine headaches.

CONCLUSION: Painful disorders of the HFN are associated with varying and perplexing signs and symptoms. Such patients should undergo a comprehensive clinical assessment with a multidisciplinary team.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Cranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice - 41(2023), 5 vom: 02. Sept., Seite 440-445

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khawaja, Shehryar Nasir [VerfasserIn]
Selvi, Firat [VerfasserIn]
Ozdemir, Melek [VerfasserIn]
Talu, Gül Köknel [VerfasserIn]
Bektas Kayhan, Kivanc [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute pain
Chronic pain
Facial pain
Journal Article
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
Trigeminal nerve
Trigeminal neuralgia

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.08.2023

Date Revised 14.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/08869634.2020.1863113

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319105806